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Bessie Smith 1902 - 1988

Bessie Smith of West Covina, Los Angeles County, CA was born on November 9, 1902, and died at age 85 years old on March 15, 1988.
Bessie Smith
West Covina, Los Angeles County, CA 91793
November 9, 1902
March 15, 1988
Female
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  • 11/9
    1902

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    November 9, 1902
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  • 03/15
    1988

    Death

    March 15, 1988
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    Bessie Smith lived 13 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 85.
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In 1902, in the year that Bessie Smith was born, the Aswan Low Dam (the old Aswan Dam) began construction in Egypt in 1899 and was completed in 1902 - making it the largest masonry dam in the world at the time. The dam was built on the Nile River in order to conserve water and regulate flooding, allowing for population increase along the Nile.
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In 1923, when she was 21 years old, on August 2, President Warren G. Harding died in office, apparently of a heart attack. He was staying at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco after completing a nationwide tour. Suffering from cramps, indigestion, a fever and shortness of breath, his doctor thought he had food poisoning. After several days of being ill, he suddenly shuddered, slumped over, and died. There were rumors of foul play (some thought that his wife had poisoned him because of his affairs) but no evidence has ever been found.
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